# Systemic Mycoses by Novel Onygenalean Fungal Pathogens Emergomyces spp and Blastomyces percursus in Rwanda

## TL;DR

Two new fungal infections caused by Emergomyces and Blastomyces percursus are reported in Rwanda for the first time.

## Contribution

The study documents the emergence of novel onygenalean fungal pathogens in Rwanda.

## Key findings

- Emergomyces caused disseminated disease with prominent skin involvement.
- Blastomyces percursus caused cutaneous and bone disease.
- These cases highlight the clinicopathologic and molecular features of new fungal species.

## Abstract

We report 2 cases of infection by fungi unprecedented in Rwanda. One patient with emergomycosis presented with disseminated disease and prominent cutaneous involvement and one patient with African blastomycosis had cutaneous and osseous disease. These cases illustrate the clinicopathologic and molecular traits of novel dimorphic onygenalean species in Rwanda.

We report 2 cases of systemic fungal infection by the novel onygenalean fungal species Emergomyces and Blastomyces percursus in Rwanda.